Mowing and Natural Areas Management (3.100236)
Date: June 8 2001Creator: Pelkonen, Peggy
Type: Map
Description:Map illustrates the schedule and means by which the grounds are maintained.
Extent: 1 sheet
Natural Area Management (3.100237)
Date: June 8 2001Creator: Pelkonen, Peggy
Type: Map
Description:Map illustrates the schedule and means by which the grounds are burn managed.
Extent: 1 sheet
Andropogon gerardii Vitman (big bluestem) and Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash (Indian grass), habitat (3.100574)
Date: September 23 2001Creator: Armstrong, Patricia K.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Andropogon gerardii Vitman (big bluestem) and Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash (Indian grass), habitat at The Morton Arboretum
Asclepias meadii Torr. ex Gray (Mead’s milkweed), flowers (3.100582)
Date: June 9 2001Type: Photographic image
Description:Asclepias meadii Torr. ex Gray (Mead’s milkweed), flowers
General Research Tree Distribution (Recipient locations outside of the United States) (3.100782)
Date: 2000sType: Document
Description:A list of countries from the General Research Tree Distribution list.
Extent: 1 sheet
2001/06/20: Anna Dresen Mattes to George Ware (3.100884)
Date: June 25 2001Creator: Dresen Mattes, Anna
Type: Document
Description:A report on hybrid elms donated to the City of Ottawa, IL.
Extent: 1 sheet
Aralia racemosa L. (American spikenard), habit (3.101013)
Date: September 2001Creator: Mehaffey, Scott A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Aralia racemosa L. (American spikenard), a sloping hillside, with a stone retaining wall, is covered with Aralia racemosa. Above the dark green leaves, white, globe like inflorescences are blooming.
Extent: 1 slide
Artemisia lactiflora 'Guizhou' (white mugwort), habit (3.101262)
Date: June 2001Creator: Mehaffey, Scott A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Artemisia lactiflora 'Guizhou' (white mugwort), habit
Extent: 1 slide
(2000): Elm Planting Photographs [copies - Various 3] (3.102420)
Date: 2000sType: Document
Description:Various photocopied photographs received by George Ware of David Elms provided by The Morton Arboretum. The group includes a picture of a plaque in Peoria, IL titled "Sentinel on the Bluff" about a Bur Oak tree. The middle picture is of Rob Miles in Lebanon, CT. These pictures are from around the year 2000.
Extent: 1 sheet; two-sided
(2000): Elm Planting Photographs [copies - Various 2] (3.102421)
Date: 2000sType: Document
Description:Various photocopied photographs received by George Ware of David Elms provided by The Morton Arboretum. The group includes a picture of a plaque in Peoria, IL titled "Sentinel on the Bluff" about a Bur Oak tree. The middle picture is of Lebanon, IL high school students planting seedlings. The third picture is of David Elms at Onwentsia Club in Lake Forest, IL. These pictures are from around the year 2000.
Extent: 1 sheet, two-sided
2001: Elm Planting Photographs [copies - Various] (3.102447)
Date: 2001Type: Document
Description:Photocopies of Elm photographs sent to George Ware. The right hand picture is of a David Elm in Princeton, IA from the fall of 2001.
Extent: 1 sheet; two-sided
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies' (October Skies aromatic aster), habit (3.104067)
Date: November 2001Creator: Boland, Tim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies' (October Skies aromatic aster), habit: blue flowers with yellow centers, leaves
Extent: 1 slide
Metropolitan Family Services DuPage Plaque (3.104475)
Date: October 25 2001Type: Artifact
Description:Plastic plaque with metal plate presented to The Morton Arboretum by Metropolitan Family Services DuPage. Inscription reads:
Presented to Morton Arboretum by Metropolitan Family Services DuPage
With Sincere Appreciation for Your Support of DuPage County Families
October 25, 2001
Extent: 1 plaque
Iris pallida ‘Variegata’ (Variegated sweet iris), form (3.104864)
Date: 2000sCreator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Iris pallida ‘Variegata’ (Variegated sweet iris), form
Iris pallida ‘Variegata’ (Variegated sweet iris), close-up of flower (3.104867)
Date: 2000sCreator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Iris pallida ‘Variegata’ (Variegated sweet iris), close-up of flower
Betula lenta L. (sweet birch), habit (3.105350)
Date: October 2001Type: Photographic image
Description:Betula lenta L. (sweet birch), upright tree with yellow-orange leaves, other trees in background
Extent: 1 slide
Amaranthus cruentus 'Mayo Indian', flowers (3.106224)
Date: September 2001Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Amaranthus cruentus 'Mayo Indian' Large patch of amaranthus with dark red flowers and cream seeds
Amaranthus tricolor 'Elephant Head', habit (3.106225)
Date: August 2001Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Amaranthus tricolor 'Elephant Head', group with dark purple red flower spikes. Pale purple perovskia is in the background.
Calibrachoa 'Rose', flowers (3.106274)
Date: June 2001Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Calibrachoa 'Rose', flowers. A mass of bright rose pink Calibrachoa 'Rose', flowers with yellow centers.
Capsicum annuum 'Medusa' (Medusa ornamental pepper), form (3.106278)
Date: September 2001Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Capsicum annuum 'Medusa' (Medusa ornamental pepper), form. Capsicum annuum 'Medusa' (Medusa ornamental pepper) ranges in color from white to pale orange to bright orange. The foliage is dark green. The center plant is surrounded by parts of five other plants.
Capsicum annuum 'Medusa' (Medusa ornamental pepper), form (3.106279)
Date: September 2001Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Capsicum annuum 'Medusa' (Medusa ornamental pepper), form. Six plants of Capsicum annuum 'Medusa' (Medusa ornamental peper) range in colors from white to pale orange, orange, and red as the peppers mature. The foliage is dark green.
Cleome hassleriana Chodat (spider flower), flowers (3.106349)
Date: August 2001Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Cleome hassleriana Chodat (spider flower), flowers. Pale pink flower heads of Cleome hassleriana have loose pink petals with long stamens that extend beyond the petals, which give the plant the common name spider flower. The stems have single dark green leaves and elongated seed pods. Palmately compound leaves are visible below the flowers.
Craspedia globosa (Billy button), flower (3.106388)
Date: June 2001Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Craspedia globosa (Billy button), flower. Craspedia globosa consists of a globe of tiny bright yellow individual flowers. It stand at the end of a long stiff stem. Common names are belly button flower and drumstick flower.
Craspedia globosa (Billy button), form (3.106389)
Date: June 2001Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Craspedia globosa (Billy button), form. Craspedia globosa flowers are small balls of yellow flowers that stand erect on long silvery firm stems. The long silvery leaves emerge from the base of the plant and sometimes hang down towards the ground .
Datura innoxia Mill. (devil's trumpet), flowers (3.106393)
Date: August 2001Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Datura innoxia Mill. (devil's trumpet), flowers. Datura innoxia are white trumpets formed by fused petals. They stand out from the large dark green leaves with light veins.
Datura innoxia Mill. (devil's trumpet), fruit (3.106403)
Date: August 2001Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Datura innoxia Mill. (devil's trumpet), fruit. The Datura innoxia fruit is a spiny green capsule that hangs down among the dark green leaves with pale veins.
Echinocystis lobata (wild cucumber), form (3.106407)
Date: August 2001Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Echinocystis lobata (wild cucumber), form. Echinocystis lobata is a vine with tiny white flowers and simple palmate leaves that with three to five deep pointed lobes. The spherical to oblong green fruit hangs down from the vine and is covered by long green spines. Echinocystis lobata has the common name wild cucumber.
Gaillardia pulchella Foug. (firewheel), flowers (3.106411)
Date: June 2001Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Gaillardia pulchella Foug. (firewheel), flowers. Gaillardia pulchella flowers are daisy-like with red outer ray petals tipped in yellow. The center yellowish disc has a darker red hairy ring with yellow pollen grains. The flowers stand above gray-green foliage. It is sometimes called blanket flower.
Gaillardia pulchella Foug. (firewheel), flowers (3.106412)
Date: June 2001Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Gaillardia pulchella Foug. (firewheel), flowers. Gaillardia pulchella (blanket flower) is daisy-like. The outer ray petals are bright red with yellow tips. The flower center is a dark yellow with a red hairy ring with yellow pollen grains. The foliage is gray green.
Gaillardia pulchella Foug. (firewheel), form (3.106413)
Date: June 2001Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Gaillardia pulchella Foug. (firewheel), form. Gaillardia pulchella (blanket flower) is daisy like with a dark yellow center, a bright red hairy ring and outer ray petals that are bright red with yellow tips. Some flowers have only a little yellow at the tips of the petals. Others have a large amount of yellow at the tip so the tips appear to form a yellow ring. The foliage is gray green. Orange, red, and yellow annual butterfly weed are at the edge of the photo.
Gaillardia pulchella Foug. (firewheel), form (3.106414)
Date: June 2001Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Gaillardia pulchella Foug. (firewheel), form. Gaillardia pulchella (blanket flower) flowers stand above the gray-green foliage. Gaillardia pulchella flowwers are daisy-like with a dark yellow center, a hairy dark red ring, and bright red ray petals with yellow tips. Some of the yellow tips are large forming a yellow ring around the edge of the flower.
Impatiens capensis Meerb. (orange jewelweed), flowers (3.106448)
Date: August 2001Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Impatiens capensis Meerb. (orange jewelweed). Impatiens capensis (Jewelweed, Touch-me-not) has a long pale orange throat with dark-orange spotted petals forming lips that serve as landing pads for pollinators. It has dark green leaves. Impatiens capensis is native to northern and eastern North America.
Impatiens capensis Meerb. (orange jewelweed), flowers (3.106449)
Date: August 2001Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Impatiens capensis Meerb. (orange jewelweed), flowers. Impatiens capensis, commonly called jewelweed or touch-me not, is native to northern and eastern North America. The flowers consist of a cornucopia-shaped pale orange tube with dark orange spots near the opening and on the dark orange petals that surround the tube. The leaves are dark green.
Lunaria annua L. (money plant), fruit (3.106477)
Date: July 2001Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Lunaria annua L. (money plant), fruit. Lunaria annua fruit is a translucent, flat, paper-thin oval or round with the seeds visible inside. Common names are: silver dollar, dollar plant, money plant, moonwort, and honesty.
Lunaria annua L. (money plant), fruit (3.106483)
Date: July 2001Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Lunaria annua L. (money plant), fruit. This aged fruit is thin, papery, and translucent. The seeds are clearly visible. The common names of Lunaria annua (silver dollar, dollar plant, money plant, moonwort, and honesty) are based on the fruit at this stage.
Lupinus texensis Hook. (Texas bluebonnet), habit (3.106484)
Date: June 2001Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Lupinus texensis Hook. (Texas bluebonnet), group. Lupinus texensis (Texas bluebonnet or Texas lupine) is low growing rosette of palmately compound light green leaves with five to seven leaflets. Elongated clusters of bright blue pea-like flowers with white on top and white among the bright blue stand erect above the foliage.